Definitions for PORTpɔrt, poʊrt

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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

port(noun)

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

port, port wine(noun)

sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal

port, embrasure, porthole(noun)

an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through

larboard, port(noun)

the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose

interface, port(adj)

(computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals)

port, larboard(verb)

located on the left side of a ship or aircraft

port(verb)

put or turn on the left side, of a ship

"port the helm"

port(verb)

bring to port

"the captain ported the ship at night"

port(verb)

land at or reach a port

"The ship finally ported"

port(verb)

turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship

"The big ship was slowly porting"

port(verb)

carry, bear, convey, or bring

"The small canoe could be ported easily"

port(verb)

carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons

"port a rifle"

port(verb)

drink port

"We were porting all in the club after dinner"

port(verb)

modify (software) for use on a different machine or platform

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

Port(noun)

a dark red or purple astringent wine made in Portugal. It contains a large percentage of alcohol

Port

a place where ships may ride secure from storms; a sheltered inlet, bay, or cove; a harbor; a haven. Used also figuratively

Port

in law and commercial usage, a harbor where vessels are admitted to discharge and receive cargoes, from whence they depart and where they finish their voyages

Port(noun)

a passageway; an opening or entrance to an inclosed place; a gate; a door; a portal

Port(noun)

an opening in the side of a vessel; an embrasure through which cannon may be discharged; a porthole; also, the shutters which close such an opening

Port(noun)

a passageway in a machine, through which a fluid, as steam, water, etc., may pass, as from a valve to the interior of the cylinder of a steam engine; an opening in a valve seat, or valve face

Port(verb)

to carry; to bear; to transport

Port(verb)

to throw, as a musket, diagonally across the body, with the lock in front, the right hand grasping the small of the stock, and the barrel sloping upward and crossing the point of the left shoulder; as, to port arms

Port(noun)

the manner in which a person bears himself; deportment; carriage; bearing; demeanor; hence, manner or style of living; as, a proud port

Port(noun)

the larboard or left side of a ship (looking from the stern toward the bow); as, a vessel heels to port. See Note under Larboard. Also used adjectively

Port(verb)

to turn or put to the left or larboard side of a ship; -- said of the helm, and used chiefly in the imperative, as a command; as, port your helm

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Port

A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land. Port locations are selected to optimize access to land and navigable water, for commercial demand, and for shelter from wind and waves. Ports with deeper water are rarer, but can handle larger, more economical ships. Since ports throughout history handled every kind of traffic, support and storage facilities vary widely, may extend for miles, and dominate the local economy. Some ports have an important military role.